Next year’s public health grant for councils in England will fall in real terms, despite sector experts saying services having “more than proven their worth” amid Covid-19.
Changes to post-McCloud pension reforms will see more Local Government Pension Scheme members eligible for enhanced legacy benefits, putting a greater burden on administering authorities, according...
Logistical and software issues are likey to make it challenging for councils to deliver the government’s £150 council tax rebates to help consumers with soaring energy prices, according to CIPFA.
The government’s white paper fails to address structural reasons for regional inequalities, while offering a a mish-mash of policies and less money than numerous previous initiatives, writes Neil...
The local government audit crisis means is compounding local government’s financial difficulties, says Public Accounts Committee chair, Dame Meg Hillier.
The public sector would be justified in wondering if it has been given the scale of resources to match the lofty ambitions laid out in the government’s ‘levelling up’ white paper, says Ben Zaranko.
The government has announced more details on how it plans to simplify the funding landscape for areas looking to boost economic development following criticism from local government of the current...
The brilliance of the diagnosis contained in the government's 'levelling up' white paper only serves to highlight the inadequacy of the policy prescriptions that follow, says ...
A lack of tax raising powers for devolved authorities in the ‘levelling up’ white paper means local areas will lack the resources needed to transform local economies, according to one local...
The government lacks evidence on whether billions of pounds of funding over the last decade supporting local growth has had the intended impacts, according to the National Audit Office.
The government’s long-awaited 'levelling up' white paper is set to reveal a “new plan” for the Local Government Pension Scheme to invest billions of pounds in local projects, according to...
Local government secretary Michael Gove has signalled his support for remote council meetings, to help “ensure the maximum amount of efficiency” for local authorities.
A borough council paid a social care provider £1.2m more than it was owed, due to a “lack of a common understanding of roles and responsibilities”, according to an internal audit.
A county council is set to begin releasing details about its carbon emissions together with its annual budget in order to monitor its impact on the environment.
A former director of commercial and income generation for South Somerset District Council was sacked by the authority after allegations she used authority staff and resources to work on a...
Negative publicity surrounding recent failures by local authority companies should not be the only factor shaping the rules on where councils can invest their money, argues Chris Buss.
The government’s forthcoming Levelling Up White Paper needs to dispel the impression that the government sees it mainly as a means of channelling investment in physical infrastructure, says Leah...
London Borough of Croydon has provisionally appointed a new permanent Section 151 officer, as it narrows down the field of candidates to fill a separate £100,000+ a year commercial investment...
An Oxfordshire district council and the county authority are set to end their shared services arrangement after the new county administration decided the benefits “no longer outweigh the negatives”.
